Willow Lake, Oregon

Posted on August 22nd, 2023 under nature, outside of ashland, people, photography, places. Tags: ellie, landscape, Nikkor Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, ryan. Comments Off on Kayaking Willow Lake

Willow Lake, Oregon (August 2023)

Willow Lake is just an hour from Ashland, not much farther than Lake of the Woods (which I’ve been to dozens of times over the years). And yet, I’d never heard of it until last week. I bounced the name off of a few friends who have also been in Ashland for over 20 years, and they hadn’t hear of it either. Did I just “out” a somewhat secret lake?

Should you find yourself wanting to visit this place, don’t put “Willow Lake” into Google Maps or you may get sent down the wrong road. Instead, use “Willow Lake County Park”.

Posted on August 16th, 2023 under nature, outside of ashland, photography, places. Tags: landscape, mount mcloughlin, Mt. McLaughlin, Nikkor Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50. Comments Off on Mt. McLoughlin @ dusk from Willow Lake

Posted on July 10th, 2023 under nature, outside of ashland, photography, places. Tags: hike, landscape, muir creek, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D500, waterfall. Comments Off on Muir Creek Falls

6/6/23 Ashland Rainbow Sunset

Today’s photo comes from a little over two weeks ago, when Ashland had perhaps the most spectacular sunset I’ve ever encountered. Not only was the sunset incredible in its own right, but a (sometimes double) rainbow appeared to go along with thunder and lighting. In fact, a few seconds after I took this photo, lightning shot straight through the rainbow.

Posted on June 22nd, 2023 under nature, only in ashland, photography. Tags: Nikon Nikkor Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S Lens for Z Mount, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera z6ii, rainbow, sunset. Comments Off on Throwback Thursday

May 2023

Posted on June 3rd, 2023 under lithia park, nature, only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: flowers, lithia park, NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S lens, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera z6ii. Comments Off on Lithia Park Rhododendron

Grizzly Peak in winter (February 2019)

Did you know that Grizzly Peak (elevation of 5,922 feet) once had a conical and relatable size to nearby volcano Mount McLoughlin (9,493 feet)?

Posted on May 30th, 2023 under nature, only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: grizzly peak, landscape, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D500, snow, winter. Comments Off on Grizzly Peak

Upper Table Rock (April 28, 2023)

Posted on May 4th, 2023 under nature, outside of ashland, photography, places. Tags: flowers, hike, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, panorama, photoshop photomerge, sunset, Upper Table Rock. Comments Off on Upper Table Rock Sunset

Wagner Butte hike (April 28, 2018)

Posted on April 28th, 2023 under nature, photography, places. Tags: hike, landscape, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR Lens, Nikon D750, siskiyous, snow, spring, trees, wagner butte, winter. Comments Off on Five years ago today…

April 22, 2023

Posted on April 24th, 2023 under nature, outside of ashland, photography, places. Tags: clouds, landscape, mountains, mt. ashland, NIKKOR Z 28-75mm f/2.8 nikon lens, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera z6ii, skywatch, snow, spring. Comments Off on Mt. Ashland from California border